In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Canaán and the second or maternal family name is
Rojas .
The Most Excellent
Luis R. Canaán
Assumed office Preceded by (Renaming of province ) Succeeded by (incumbent ) In office Preceded by Alejandro Santos (PRD ) Succeeded by (Renaming of province )
Born (1949-09-21 ) 21 September 1949 (age 75) Political party Dominican Liberation’s Party Spouse Judith García Pantaleón Children 2 Parent(s) Luis René Canaán Gil (father); María Antonia Rojas Tabar (mother) Alma mater Santo Domingo Institute of Technology Profession Physician Committees President – "Public Health"Vice President – "Social Security, Labour and Pensions"
Member – "Natural Resources and Environment" Net worth RD$ 23.3 million (2010)[ 1] (US$ 630,000)
Luis René Canaán Rojas is a medic, marine and politician from the Dominican Republic . He is Senator for the province of Hermanas Mirabal and was elected in 2006, and re-elected in 2010 and 2016; and has served in the Dominican Navy .[ 2]
Canaán has a Doctorate of Medicine from the Santo Domingo Institute of Technology .[ 2]
Super Tucano corruption scandal
In August 2016, Senator Canaán was accused of taking 3 million dollars as a bribe from Brazilian entrepreneurs to influence in the bidding for purchase of military aircraft, favoring Embraer over its American competitors. The Dominican Congress passed in 2009 a 94 million-dollar deal for the purchase of 8 Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano attack warplanes with a loan from the Brazilian bank BNDES .[ 3]
It was known for years that a Leonelist senator was implicated in the corruption scheme,[ 4] [ 3]
Beside Senator Canaán, two high-rank military officers, Air Vice-marshal Pedro Rafael Peña , who was defense minister during the presidency of Leonel Fernández, and Colonel Carlos Ramón Piccini , were formally accused and arrested.[ 5] parliamentary immunity , has not been indicted nor arrested.[ 6]
Judicial authorities informed that the inquest is part of an investigation led by the United States and Brazil .[ 7]
The United States Federal Reserve has been investigating Embraer since 2010 due to a possible violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act .[ 8]
In 2011, it was revealed that almost 17 million dollars were diverted illegally.[ 9]
See also
References
^ "Declaraciones Juradas 2010-2016" (PDF) (in Spanish). Senate of the Dominican Republic. 2010. Pages 82–85. Exchange rate for 24 August 2010: 36.99 per USD. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 August 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2015 .^ a b "Luis René Canaán, Senador de la República por la Provincia Salcedo, PLD" (in Spanish). Senate of the Dominican Republic. Retrieved 18 June 2015 .^ a b Peña, Loyda (12 August 2016). "Senador Luis René Canaán habría canalizado soborno en Congreso" (in Spanish). Hoy. Retrieved 15 August 2016 . ^ "A Piccini y al senador anónimo les caben de 3 a 10 años de prisión por los Tucanos" (in Spanish). Acento. 25 September 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2016 .^ Mejía Aquino, Juan Carlos (10 August 2016). "Se entrega el exministro de Defensa Rafael Peña Antonio, implicado en caso Súper Tucanos" (in Spanish). Hoy. Retrieved 15 August 2016 . ^ "Senador Canaán "ilocalizable" para que responda acusación caso aviones Tucano" (in Spanish). Santo Domingo: El Nuevo Diario. 13 August 2016. Archived from the original on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2016 .^ Enecia Pérez, Hogla Betiza (24 August 2016). "Estados Unidos envió pruebas del caso Tucano a Brasil" (in Spanish). Diario Libre. Retrieved 25 August 2016 . ^ Rosario Adames, Fausto (20 February 2014). "El historial del oficial Piccini, que habría cobrado US$3.4 millones de peaje por los Tucanos" (in Spanish). Acento. Retrieved 15 August 2016 . ^ Olivo Peña, Gustavo (28 September 2011). "Transfieren irregularmente US$16.9 millones, de fondos de los Súper Tucanos" (in Spanish). Acento. Retrieved 15 August 2016 .
